September 8, 2007

2:00 – 3:30
No Admission Fee

Whether for more money or for more free time, baby boomers are reinventing the meaning of work. Terry Kozlowski, who has spent decades as a line manager, business owner and consultant, will help you to examine, “What’s next for me?” “Where do I go from here?” “How do I get there?”

Whether you’re retiring soon or in the distant future, come to the Auditorium at 2:00 on Saturday, September 8, to learn about the latest 50+ career trends.

Wilmette Public Library

Saturday, January 26, 2008
Noon-1:30pm
No Admission Fee
Lunch will be served

Terry Kozlowski, Rich and Rowdy Retirement Guide

Baby boomers are now negotiating work on their own terms, becoming more involved in their community, and finding new uses for leisure time. Come discover the top 3 trends and practical action steps to discover exciting opportunities for your own next time in life.

Rush Generations
Rush University Medical Center
http://www.rush.edu/olderadults

First of all, this retirement is coming at the age of 82. He’s been a working actor for over 50 years. Are you doing something today that you would be happy to keep doing into your 80’s?

Secondly, even though he acknowledges that he’s not able to work at the level that he wants to in the realm of movies, he’s not retiring from life. He has other projects that he’s turning his attention to instead. This includes a new organic restaurant in Westport, CT and the camps that he runs for critically ill children. I’m not sure how much of his personal attention he’s still devoting to his food venture with the proceeds to charity and education that puts his spaghetti sauces and salad dressings onto grocery shelves and then into my kitchen.

But the lesson I see as a baby boomer that’s too young to retire is that he started a lot of these ventures first as a side or part time project. They began and were running alongside what he’s known for professionally in the world.

Now that he doesn’t have the stamina for the rigors of a starring role, these other ventures are more matured and ready for him to more fully step into.

What are you doing now or interested in starting up on the side?

Is this a side business to bring in some extra money?

Is this a side business that could become your “retirement” business?

Or do you want to more personally contribute to your local or global community through engagement of your time and energy?

What do you see around you that needs doing?

According to the label on the bottle on my kitchen counter, his Newman’s Own brand has raised more than $175 million for charity since it was founded in 1982. What cause would you like to see benefiting from your own civic engagement?